geisterhaft
[ˈɡaɪ̯stɐhaft]
The verdict
“geisterhaft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie ein Geist wirkend, in der Art eines Geistes
Corpus desk
Index DE-geisterhaft · geisterhaft · German
geisterhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | geisterhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɡaɪ̯stɐhaft] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „geisterhaft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
geisterhaft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯stɐhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for geisterhaft in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is geisterhaft, spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-R-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1wie ein Geist wirkend, in der Art eines Geistes
- 2unheimlich, Furcht erweckend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how geisterhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Vorhang bauschte sich geisterhaft auf.
„Die Fahrt dorthin führt durch geisterhafte Orte, vorbei an ausgebrannten Panzern, über Feldwege und ein Stück menschenleere Autobahn.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.